Puha

Puha Meaning & Origin

About Puha
The surname Puha is of Hungarian origin and is derived from the Hungarian word "puha," meaning "soft" or "gentle." It is a descriptive surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone with a gentle or soft personality or physical appearance.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Puha is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Puha: 150
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 116,201
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Puha based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Puha is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PH
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P000
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P UH1 HH AH0
🌐 IPA
/puha*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PH', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P000

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Puha in Braille

Here's how to represent Puha in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Puha in braille

How to sign the name Puha using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Puha using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Puha in sign language

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